The eucharistic prayer is the most important and least understood prayer in the Catholic Mass. Most Catholics see it as the priest's prayer that is centered on the consecration of the bread and wine ...

A painting on the altar of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, in Rome (iStock/PaoloGaetano) The second year of the U.S. bishops’ National Eucharistic Revival is in full swing, and the National ...

The prayer was the culmination of a worldwide day of fasting, prayer, and penance for peace in the world called for by the Pope amid the escalating war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Pope ...

(RNS) — The Eucharistic prayer is the most important and least understood prayer in the Catholic Mass. Most Catholics see it as the priest’s prayer that is centered on the consecration of the bread ...

One of the greatest liturgical challenges of the church in the 21st century is to figure out how to do liturgy in a way that is meaningful to people in a post-Darwin, post-Einstein, post-Hubble world.

Cardinal Robert Sarah has made additional comments about the so-called ad orientem (or eastward) direction for the Eucharistic Prayer, wherein priest and people all face one direction for the canon of ...

At times, the Catechism of the Catholic Church can read like a plumber’s manual. While such an approach might be needed in some areas, such as within the intricacies of the various parts of the creed, ...

Caption - Pope Francis pauses in prayer in front of a statue of Mary after celebrating Mass in Steppe Arena in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, on Sept. 3, 2023. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) The National ...

(RNS) — The U.S. bishops are working on a document on the Eucharist, which could be very helpful if they do it right. The chances are slim. The origins of the document go back to the bishops’ fight ...

The Eucharist is an ordered pattern of actions involving silence, touch and words. It’s inevitable that people should wonder if it is inhibited, diminished, or even impossible, when those ...